LaborUnionNews.com's Morning News Digest for Thursday, February 17, 2022
Featured Stories: SEIU 32BJ Data Breach, Starbucks Ballots Impounded & Why Isn't Tesla a Union Shop?
The following are the top employee and labor-related news stories from LaborUnionNews.com.
Categories included in today’s digest are:
FEATURED STORIES
FEATURED STORIES:
Over 200K SEIU Local 32BJ Members’ Data May Have Been Exposed Due To Data Breach
Union vote at Arizona Starbucks put on hold, ballots impounded
NLRB Petitions & Charges: Feb. 15, 2022 (for paid subscribers)
BARGAINING NEWS
ECONOMIC NEWS
GENERAL UNION NEWS
Houston Mayor signs order to raise minimum wage to $15 for airport workers by 2023
NRTW: Penske Truck Leasing Workers Petition To Remove Teamsters from Workplace
Construction unions protest as Amazon shuts out union workers in Oregon build
GOVERNMENT UNION NEWS
Firefighters appeal ruling blocking union decertification vote
A bill to allow Chicago Public Schools principals to unionize is advancing…
After 13 years, a Florida city’s laborers receive pay adjustment
HEALTH CARE UNION NEWS
Burnout Rate for NC Nurses ‘Alarmingly High,’ New Report Says
Calculating Return-to-Work COVID-19 Policies Is a Balancing Act for Hospitals
HR NEWS
6 companies offering free tuition to employees, from Dollywood to Starbucks
Axios: Executives are facing a big surprise as they call employees back
LABOR DISPUTES
Collateral Damage? Local beer, concession workers on sideline as MLB lockout persists
MLB, union meeting again with players set to make counteroffer
Workers at Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Co. in Detroit go on strike
LEGAL NEWS
NBC: Forced arbitration in workplace sexual assault cases is ending. But what about other disputes?
Boston Unions Celebrate Court Ruling Blocking Vaccine Mandate, But Mayor May Appeal
Rhode Island unions kick off a campaign to make wage theft a felony
Court Battles Loom Over #MeToo Arbitration Bill’s Unclear Scope
NLRB NEWS
Employers Beware: NLRB Special Remedies Are Becoming Extra Special
CT AG Supports NLRB Adopting Stronger Standards On Worker Misclassification
ORGANIZING NEWS
VICE: Leaked Audio–Amazon Union Buster Warns Workers ‘Things Could Become Worse’
WGA East Council Votes Unanimously To Resume Organizing Digital Newsrooms
Washington state legislative staff want to unionize, so they staged a sick-out
Union vote at Arizona Starbucks put on hold, ballots impounded
Starbucks Workers Union Now Has 97 Stores Under Petition in 26 States
Amazon Labor Union Says Staten Island Election Set for March
Architect SHoP Drops Union Bid, But Sector Organizing Continues
POLITICAL NEWS
The PRO Act: AZ Sens. Sinema, Kelly hold the line on an economic disaster
Teamsters: Biden’s “Buy Clean” Will Create More Clean, Union Jobs
NC AFL-CIO Prez Applauds COMPETES Act, Slams Congressman For ‘Voting Against Workers’
...FLASHBACK: 'COMPETES Act' Contains Union Neutrality, Card Check and Binding Arbitration...
TEACHERS UNION NEWS
Heartland: AFT partners with biased ‘anti-misinformation tool’
Longview Classified Staff Urge District to Increase Wages Amid Staffing Shortages
Educators Take Their Contract Complaints Public, While Officials Say It’s the Union Stalling
Crime Spikes Force Schools to Reinstate Resource Officers as Fundraising Movement Slumps